Example sentences of "be sometimes [verb] [prep] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lévi-Strauss ' famous objections to Sartre , which appeared in the last chapter of The Savage Mind ( 1962 ) , are sometimes represented as if they were merely a structuralist attack on Marxism . |
| 2 | Conversely , correct answers were sometimes treated as if they were incorrect . |
| 3 | The expression is sometimes represented by and referred to as the bank credit multiplier . |
| 4 | Neutrality is sometimes conceived of as being necessarily at least prima facie desirable . |
| 5 | The word leadership is sometimes used as if it were an attribute of personality , sometimes as if it were a characteristic of certain positions within an organization , and sometimes as an aspect of behaviour . |
| 6 | Investment is sometimes thought of as the most dynamic element in the economy — it probably accounts for much of the cyclical instability in the economy and is an important determinant of economic growth . |
| 7 | The legitimate purpose of a combination is sometimes spoken of as its justification ( and the expression is convenient ) but this does not mean that a combination to do an act harmful to the plaintiff is necessarily actionable unless the defendants prove that it was justified . |